We’ve heard an awful lot of awful news when it comes to the climate crisis. But there are also very smart people working on clever ways for us to dig ourselves out of the hole we’re in. UNAPOCALYPSE is a series from Esquire that highlights ways humans can mitigate and adapt to the damage caused by a changing climate.
You can find last week’s edition here. What if I told you we could power our cars with the most bountiful element in the Universe? Is that something you might be interested in? One piece of our energy future is hydrogen (not to be confused with hydropower), which is already the source of fuel for 50,000 forklifts in warehouses across the United States. Hydrogen fuel cells are also a growing feature for road vehicles, and their proponents hope to see them make their way into bus and trucking fleets over the coming years. After all, these fuel cells are like batteries…
